Momentous Season Ahead for J/111s in Northern Europe Culminates with World Championship

The J/111s in Northern Europe have a full program of events for 2018. The showcase event will be the J/111 World Championship, to be held at WV Breskens, Netherlands from 22-26 August. "A fleet of J/111s planing across the Solent at 20 knots is an awesome sight and one that we saw frequently at the 2016 World Championship from Cowes. We are looking forward to the same excitement for our 2018 season with the Worlds back in Europe again. Whilst it is spectacular for our spectators, it is much more fun when you are on board and you do tend to see J/111 crews smiling a lot," commented J/111 Class Association President Chris Jones. The early part of the 2018 season will see the J/111s racing as part of the new Performance 40 Class, mixing it up with yachts of similar size and speed racing under IRC. J/111s will be out in force racing at the RORC Easter Challenge, Warsash Spring Series and the Royal Southern YC May Regatta. The Van Uden Reco Stellendam Regatta Netherlands will also feature J/111s in action. In May, the J/111s will be at the RORC Vice Admiral's Cup followed by the J/111 UK National Championship, as part of the J-Cup, hosted by the Island SC and then the Royal Southern YC's June and July regattas. In August, Lendy Cowes Week will host the inaugural J/111 Euro Cup, followed by the J/111 Pre-Worlds, and the sixth edition of the J/111 World Championship, staged in Breskens, Netherlands. Find information for the 2018 Worlds at http://www.j111worlds.nl/.